Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Uglich - Myshkin - Kostroma - Ples - Nizhny Novgorod from 14.06.16 to 17.06.16, Ship «Princess Anastasia»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Uglich |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
2) Museum of arts and crafts tour. The museum houses a variety of workshops: wood painting, gingerbread baking, craft felting and beading. Tourists can watch the craftsmen at work and purchase their creations. Master classes are available after the tour. Visit to Alekseyevsky (Alexey) monastery. Tour length – 2 hours. Group size: 15+.
4) Visit to the House of Friendship Artists Association. It is located in a former merchant’s house on the Volga river bank. Tourists can familiarize themselves with the works of Uglich artists and visit their studios to personally observe their work. Visit to the Bogoyavlensky (Epiphany) monastery. Tour length – 2 hours. Group size: 20+.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Walking tour to the Hydroelectric Power Museum. (Group size: 15+.)
| Group from 5 pax: 1200 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 600 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Visit to museum “History of Russian Vodka”. You will hear the story of Peter Smirnoff, view different types of alcohol stills and see a display of antique bottles. Tour length - 30 minutes.
| Group from 5 pax: 450 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Kremlin walking tour with a visit to the Сhurch of Prince Dmitry “On Blood”, the Palaces of the Princes (1st floors), and Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral. Tour length - 1.5 hours. (alternative to the main excursion)
| Group from 10 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
| Myshkin |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) Walking tour “Visit to the mice at the old mill” with an excursion to the old mill, the Museum of Russian Valenki, the artisans' house, the ethnographic expo «Flax», and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral. Tour length - 2-2.5 hours.
2) Walking tour “A small town in a Great War”. City tour with a visit to the 60th Anniversary of Victory Memorial, Uspensky (Assumption) cathedral, Retro auto equipment museum «The Crew». (Group size: 25+.) Tour length - 2.5 hours.
3) Walking tour “Kingdom of Mice”. Tour of the “Mice Palace”, Museum of Russian Valenki, Uspensky (Assumption) cathedral. Tour length - 2-2.5 hours (Group size: 25+.)
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Kostroma |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) City Bus Tour with a visit to Ipatiev Monastery and the functioning Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia. Tour length – 3 hours.
2) The Blessed City of Kostroma Bus Tour. Stop at the shops, farmer’s market, cheese stores, textile, linen and jewelry studios and the functioning Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia which is known as the location of the ancient Feodorovskaya Icon of God’s Mother, a miraculous Icon of Mother of God worshiped by the Russian Orthodox Church, one of the House of Romanovs relics. Tour length – 3 hours (Group size: 35+).
3) City Bus Tour with a stop at the City Mayor Botnikov History Museum. You will find out about the remarkable person who made a difference in his city. The first city power plant, a fire station, a public library, and several educational facilities were all built during Botnikov’s time as mayor. He also introduced a mandatory house numbering system and installed telephone lines. Botnikov made personal contributions to urban improvements. The museum recreates the atmosphere of a residence of an affluent person at the beginning of the 20th century. Tour length: 3 hours. (Group Size: 35+). | Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Interactive entertainment program at the open-air museum of wooden architecture “Happy spirit” (with a guided tour of the museum). Tour length - 1.5 hours. (Group size: 15+)
| Group from 15 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 1100 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
City bus tour with a stop at “Snow Maiden's Fairy-Tale Mansion”. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1100 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 800 rub. per person Group from 35 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Sumarokovo Reindeer Farm. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 1 pax: 13900 rub. per person Group from 3 pax: 5500 rub. per person Group from 8 pax: 3000 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 2300 rub. per person | |
| Ples |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) Bus tour "City over the Volga and Oka"- story of the city in the 13th to 21st centuries.
2) City bus tour with a visit to the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and a stop at Maxim Gorky Museum House. Group size: 35+. Tour length - 3 hours.
3) Bus tour "Russian Orthodox Cathedrals and Monasteries" with a visit to Stroganov church, Saviour (Old Fair) Cathedral, Spassky Staroyarmarochny Cathedral, and Blagoveshchensky and Pechersky Ascension monasteries. (Group size: 35+). Tour length - 3 hours.
4) Industrial Nizhny Bus tour with a visit to the Museum of City Transport. Nizhny Novgorod is one of the first cities of Russia that launched a railway tram, doing so in 1869. Rare trams of Nizhny Novgorod are exhibited in the Museum of Electric Transport. Don’t miss wagons VDN-82, RV, HDP-6, and a replica of a pre-revolutionary open platform wagon at depot № 1. Hop into the operator’s cab and try the tram driver’s seat for yourself. Group size: 35+. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour "Industrial Nizhny" with a visit to the Museum of City Transport. Nizhny Novgorod is one of the first cities of Russia that launched a railway tram, doing so in 1869. Rare trams of Nizhny Novgorod are exhibited in the useum of electric transport. Don’t miss wagons VDN-82, RV, HDP-6, and a replica of a pre-revolutionary open platform wagon at depot № 1. Hop into the operator’s cab and try the tram driver’s seat for yourself. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 5 pax: 2700 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 16 pax: 1200 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 800 rub. per person Group from 31 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Christmas ornament factory “Ariel”. You will visit a glass blowing workshop where you can watch the artists manually painting the Christmas decorations, following a tradition unchanged since the 19th century. You can also try to paint your own ornament as a souvenir. After the factory visit you can also stop by the factory museum (the tour to the factory doesn’t include a guided museum tour).
Check the factory shop for bargains.
Tour length - 3 hours. | Group from 15 pax: 3000 rub. per person |